| TE15 Great World 大世界 | கிரேட் வோர்ல்ட் |
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| Address | 351 River Valley Road, Singapore 238384 |
| Line Served | Thomson-East Coast Line |
| Operator | SMRT Trains |
| Structure | Underground |
| Platform | Island |
| Opened | 13 Nov 2022 |
Great World MRT Station (TE15) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) 3. It is built underneath River Valley Green, near River Valley Road and Kim Seng Road, bringing rail connectivity to a school, shopping mall and residential developments in the area.
The station is in the vicinity of Great World City, River Valley Primary School, and many condominiums such as The Cosmopolitan, The Trillium, Centennia Suites, Yong An Park and many others in the area.
The station was originally targeted for completion and opening in Year 2021. However, it was delayed till 2022 as mentioned in the SMRT Operations Review 2020. TEL 3 opened for passenger service on 13 Nov 2022.
First / Last Train Timings
| Thomson-East Coast Line – (TE15) Great World |
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| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |
| Weekdays & Sat | Sun & Public Holidays | Daily | |
| TE1 Woodlands North | 6:17am | 6:37am | 12:03am |
| TE9 Caldecott | – | – | 12:13am |
| TE14 Orchard | – | – | 12:23am |
| TE22 Gardens by the Bay | 6:00am | 6:20am | 12:04am |
Station Layout
| L1 | Street Level | Bus stops, Taxi stand, Pick-up/drop-off point |
| B1 | Underpass | Underpass between Exits & Ticket Concourse, Retail Shops |
| B2 | Ticket Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre |
| B3 | Platform A | Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE22 Gardens by the Bay |
| Platform B | Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North |
Platform & Train Services
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| Platform A: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE22 Gardens by the Bay via TE16 Havelock (→) Platform B: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE14NS22 Orchard (←) |
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Great World station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement.
Art in Transit: “Great World, Great Times” by Deanna Ng
Advertisements are a sign of their times. Looking at them brings us into a different time and space.
Inspired by her parents’ wedding photo taken near Great World in the 1970s, ‘Great World, Great Times’ is the artist’s excursion to the glorious past of the place, yet still connected to the present. Each photograph is based on an old advertisement but re-enacted with present day participants who are choral singers, sports wrestlers, an opera performer and a film curator. Viewers are invited to accompany them on this evocative rumination of what the past used to be and what the future might hold.
Logo of Shaw Brothers, Sky, Atlantic and Globe Theatres and movie poster of Penarek Beca are reproduced with courtesy from The Shaw Organisation.
Station Amenities
- Public Toilets at station concourse (B2)
- Retail Shop provisions at underpass level
- Bicycle Racks at Exit 4
Exits
Great World MRT station has five exits leading to ground level, with Exit 6 being the underground link to Great World City (Basement 2).
Exit 5 features only lift & stairs to ground level.
Several exits remain closed as of station opening on 13 Nov 2022.
- Exit 2 – opened on 20 December 2022
- Exit 5 – opened in May 2023
- Exit 6 – open in 2023
- Exit 3 – open in end of 2023 or in early 2024
| Exit | Location | Nearby |
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Kim Seng Road & River Valley Green | Jiak Kim Bridge, Kim Seng Park, River Valley Primary School |
| 2 |
Kim Seng Promenade & Zion Road | Great World Serviced Apartments, Great World Shopping Mall, Kim Seng Rd, Zion Riverside Food Centre |
| 3 (U/C) |
Kim Seng Road | — |
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River Valley Road & River Valley Green | Church of St. Bernadette, High Commission of India, Kay Poh Road Baptist Church, Leonie Hill Road, Tong Xian Tng Temple, Zion Full Gospel Church |
| 5 |
River Valley Road & Leonie Hill Road | — |
| 6 (U/C) |
Great World City (Basement 2) |
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Transport Connections
Great World station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.
Bus
There are 4 bus stops in the vicinity of Great World station.
| Bus Stop | Exit | Bus Routes |
| 13119 – Kim Seng Rd (Opp Great World City) | 1 | 5, 16, 16M, 75, 175, 195, 195A, 970, TS8 |
| 06131 – Zion Rd (Aft Blk 87) | 2 | 5, 16, 16M, 75, 175, 195, 970 |
| 13079 – River Valley Rd (Great World Stn Exit 4) | 4 | 32, 54, 139, 195, 195A |
| 13071 – River Valley Rd (Riva Lodge) | 5 | 32, 54, 139, 195 |
Road
Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located near station exits.
| Exit | Road | Provisions |
| 1 | River Valley Green | Taxi stand |
| 4 | River Valley Green | Pick-up/drop-off point |
MRT Bus Bridging Service
In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Great World station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Thomson-East Coast Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:
| Towards | Bus stop | Exit |
| Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL Bridging Bus) |
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| TE1 Woodlands North | 06131 – Zion Rd (Aft Blk 87) | 2 |
| TE22 Gardens by the Bay |
13119 – Kim Seng Rd (Opp Great World City) | 1 |
In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 06131 & 13119 when activated.
Construction Trivia
Contract T220 for the Construction of Great World Station and Tunnels for Thomson Line was awarded to Tiong Seng Contractors (Pte) Ltd – Dongah Geological Engineering Co., Ltd (Singapore Branch) Joint Venture (JV) at a contract sum of S315.8 million in May 2014.
Gallery
Additional photos at Page 2.
External Links & References
- Great World City to undergo major facelift – The Straits Times
- From tunnelling 1.8m under a live MRT line to diverting a canal: LTA sets out TEL3 engineering challenges – The Straits Times
I kinda don’t understand why Exit 3 has yet to be constructed
Art in Transit: “Great World, Great Times” by Deanna Ng
Agree and well said! Two thumbs up!
Does Great World Mrt underpass basement 2 to Great World City.
Yes. Eventually. No date mentioned so far.
They better do something about access as there is only 1 sloping travellator leading up from B2 and it also serves the car park. The passage way is also very narrow.
It’s busy now, imagine when a train arrives at peak time.
The boarding mentions it’s coming in 2023, but no specific date as to when
What a weird name for an MRT station. Should be called River Valley MRT instead. Same for Beauty World and Mayflower and Springleaf.
Disagree. Great World bears a lot of meaning, especially for the elderly who reminisce the good old days of ‘Da Shi Jie’, which was one of the ‘worlds’ amongst the three major ‘worlds’ – Great World, Gay World, New World.
Quickly to open. Go to great world city worst long time and difficult. Open at next month
Disagree. River Valley is a VERY long road. This mrt line only cuts through perpendicular to the road at one point near Cosmopolitan. Hence RV MRT would not show its actual location.